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Chapter I

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_Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"
Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.
"I think--only an hour now."
"Only an hour."
In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale.
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Afterwards

Chapter I

Reading 1/117 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"
Line 2
Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.
Line 3
"I think--only an hour now."
Line 4
"Only an hour."
Line 5
In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “_Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I think--only an hour now."”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.”

All words in this reading · 54

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Allah

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "I think--only an hour now."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

Anstice

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

Author

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

curiously

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

dawn

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

Desert

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

devoid

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From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

Dr

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

Dreamers

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

etc

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

face

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From this reading In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale.

flat

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

girl

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

girl's

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From this reading In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale.

glanced

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From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

gloom

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From this reading In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale.

grew

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From this reading In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

hour

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From this reading "I think--only an hour now."

how

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

hut

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From this reading In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I think--only an hour now."

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale.

longer

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

Lure

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

man

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From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

much

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

now

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From this reading "I think--only an hour now."

oddly

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From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

only

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From this reading "I think--only an hour now."

pale

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From this reading In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale.

replying

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From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

slowly

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

spoke

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I think--only an hour now."

tone

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From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

too

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From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

very

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From this reading In the gloom of the hut the girl's face grew very pale.

voice

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From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

watch

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From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Author of "The Desert Dreamers," "The Will of Allah," "The Lure of the Desert," etc._ "Dr. Anstice"--the girl spoke slowly, and her voice was curiously flat--"how much longer have we--before dawn?"

WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without replying, the man glanced at his watch; and when he spoke his voice, too, was oddly devoid of tone.